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Composer

Scott Joplin

American composer, musician, pianist (1867/68-1917)

1868–1917

701 works in the index

Born
1868
Died
1917
Birthplace
Linden
Citizenship / historical state
United States
Period (estimated from birth year)
Modern

Biography

Scott Joplin was born in Texas. Little is known about his early years. There is no precise information about the date of his birth, for example, although he is generally thought to have come into the world in the first half of 1868. In his early years, his mother worked as a maid for a white family known as the Cooks, and Mrs. Cook seems to have given Scott permission to play on her piano while his mother, Florence, was cleaning the house. Ah, what Mrs. Cook was starting! Joplin may have been the first musician ever to sell more than a million copies of a piece of instrumental music, with the commercial success of his Maple Leaf Rag in the 1890s. He is also the composer and librettist of an opera, Treemonisha, published at Joplin’s own expense in 1910 and produced by the music department of Morehouse College and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in January 1972, more than half a century after the composer’s death.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Piano, Clarinet, violin, Trumpet, Flute
Genres represented
Classical, Jazz, Blues, Children, Pop
Works with composition dates
12 of 701

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works page 14 of 15

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
Binks' Waltz in B flat major — —B-flat major —— —
Bethena a Concert Waltz in G major Ragtime — —G major —— —
A Breeze From Alabama in Ab major — —A-flat major —— —
A Breeze From Alabama in C major Ragtime — —C major —— —
Maple Leaf Rag in A flat major — —A-flat major —— —
Maple Leaf Rag in A flat major Ragtime — —A-flat major —— —
The Crush Collision March in F major — —F major —— —
The Entertainer in C major — —C major —— —
Lily Queen in C major — —C major —— —
The Strenuous Life in C major — —C major —— —
The Favorite in B flat major — —B-flat major —— —
March Majestic in G major — —G major —— —
Rose Leaf Rag in C major — —C major —— —
Fig Leaf Rag in B flat major — —B-flat major —— —
Palm Leaf Rag in B flat major — —B-flat major —— —
The Chrysanthemum in B flat major — —B-flat major —— —
Stoptime Rag in C major — —C major —— —
Weeping Willow in G major — —G major —— —
The Sycamore in G major — —G major —— —
Euphonic Sounds in B flat major — —B-flat major —— —
Sun Flower Slow Drag in B flat major — —B-flat major —— —
Something Doing in F major — —F major —— —
Peacherine Rag in E flat major — —E-flat major —— —
Wall Street Rag in C major — —C major —— —
The Cascades in C major — —C major —— —
Silver Swan Rag in B flat major — —B-flat major —— —
Solace in C major — —C major —— —
The Augustan Club in B flat major — —B-flat major —— —
The Rose-bud March in G major — —G major —— —
Gladiolus Rag in A flat major — —A-flat major —— —
Bethena, Ragtime Waltz — —— —— —
Elite Syncopations [Joplin, Scott] — —— —— —
Solace [Joplin, Scott] — —— —— —
Sycamore, The — —— PianoJazz, Classical —
Cyrysanthemum — —— PianoJazz, Classical —
Sunflower Slowdrag — —— PianoJazz, Classical —
The Great Crush Collision — —— OrganJazz, Classical —
The Entertainer (The Sting) [Joplin, Scott] — —— —— —
Paragon Rag [Joplin, Scott] — —— —— —
Great Crunch Collision - March (1986) — —— PianoJazz, Classical —
Pineapple Rag [Joplin, Scott] — —— —— —
Favorite, The — —— PianoJazz, Classical —
Rose-bud March, The — —— —— —
Antionette — —— —Jazz, Classical —
Clepha — —— —Jazz, Classical —
The Chrysanthenum — —— —Jazz, Classical —
The Strenous Life — —— —Jazz, Classical —
Bethana — —— —Jazz, Classical —

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 56796614. Portrait: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.